Medicare, Medicaid and Medigap Questions

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  1. Do I need Medicare Part B if I have retiree medical insurance through my former employer?

    The answer depends in part on the rules of your retiree health coverage. Employers aren't required by law to maintain health coverage for retired workers. So, if they do provide coverage, they can make almost any rules they want. Some employer-sponsored health insurance plans require Medicare-eligible retirees to enroll in Medicare Part A and Part B...
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  2. What is the first step in finding a new doctor who accepts Medicare Part B?

    Medicare maintains a list of doctors and other providers who accept Medicare patients. The Medicare web site has a tool that gives you access to this list for doctors in your geographic area who accept Medicare patients. The tool also breaks down this list of doctors by their medical specialty...
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  3. Medicare and Medicaid: Which Is Which?

    Medicare and Medicaid are both government-funded programs that help pay for medical care. Medicare is run by the federal government's Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), although parts of the program are operated by private insurance companies. Each state's Medicaid program, on the other hand, is run by its own state agency...
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  4. Will Medicaid take the proceeds of the house before we get our inheritance?

    Your situation is a difficult one, and presents several different sets of questions. Some of those questions concern coverage for your brother's upcoming nursing home care. Other questions concern whether and how you and your sister can get repaid the money you've lent your brother. Let's take them one at a time...
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  5. Will selling a home mean Medicaid repayment?

    I, myself, am currently researching this the best answer I found was this page http://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/cfr20/416/416-1212.htm basically say that u have three months to buy another home to live in or would be considered a resourse.
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